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Lost Limey Watches Supernatural #5 – “Bloody Mary”

A quick note by way of introduction may be required here. For quite some time now, certain members of the Richmond WriMos have been trying to persuade me to watch the CW show Supernatural. I have relented and am now embarking on watching Supernatural via the wonders of Netflix. This series of posts will simply be my first impressions, almost stream of consciousness style, presented in the form of the time elapsed in the episode and my thoughts expressed as bullet points. It’s effectively live tweeting the episodes except I don’t have to stick to 140 characters or fewer. So without further ado here’s my take on:

Season 1 Episode 5 – “Bloody Mary”

01:27 – This kid is just a little too enthusiastic about the prospect of a malevolent entity scratching eyes out. Also, and this an obvious consequence of my Limey-ness, when the other girl asked “Who’s Bloody Mary?” My first thought was of Queen Mary. My second thought was vodka and tomato juice.

02:37 – Kids/teens are so evil in groups…

02:46 – Going by the stringy figure in the mirror (who I assume to be the titular “Bloody Mary”), somebody on this show really liked Ringu / The Ring

04:23 – The show is really getting some mileage out of Jessica’s death footage. It’s yet another Sam nightmare. I blame the pressure of his terrible hair against his cranium

06:37 – I was wondering where the Winchesters got $100 in neat $20 bills from. Poker game is nice bit of exposition

09:28 – Interesting dynamic between the sisters with Lily’s guilt and irrationality contrasting nicely with Donna’s practicality. Also the actress who plays Donna looks incredibly familiar but I don’t want to IMDB her due to potential spoilers. Who is she, readers?

10:20 – This Bloody Mary mirror thing is an actual urban legend? I’ve never heard of it and assumed the show was riffing on Candyman with the names in the mirror

13:26 – Jill was very quick to remove her jacket think and show a generously filled yellow top. Also, Charlie seems to find Lily’s version of events at least as credible as the official stroke explanation. I’m saying Jill dies before the next act break.

14:32 – The cinematography on all these mirror shots really is excellent.

37:26 – Wait, Sam had the Jessica burning dreams for days before she died? That was a twist I didn’t see coming at all.

38:17 – Totally a Ring moment with Mary’s herky-jerky movement

38:53 – Does Dean’s eyes bleeding mean he left some one to die as well?

39:57 – 600 years of bad luck would be 85.71 broken mirrors, in case you were wondering.

40:52 – Who exactly are you trying to reassure Sam?

41:45 – Curious. Not sure why Sam feels the need to keep the prophetic dreams thing to himself now. Also this show is really good about music.

After last episode was something of a let down, the show roars back into form with what is easily the best episode of the show I’ve seen. Not a whole lot to say that I didn’t cover in the bullet points above though. The biggest things were the moodiness of how everything was staged with the low levels of lighting and the never quite fully in focus shots of Bloody Mary appearing in the mirrors.

And while this episode seems mostly a standalone, I am fascinated to see what Sam’s prophetic dreams about Jessica mean for the season’s myth arc. It’s becoming more and more evident that this first season isn’t just about tracking down daddy Winchester…

One thought on “Lost Limey Watches Supernatural #5 – “Bloody Mary””

I. LOVE. THIS. I love the show, and I love showing people the show, and I LOVE hearing someone’s thoughts as they watch the show for the first time! And of course, not just anyone’s thoughts. You seem like a delightful and rational human being. Cheers!